Back & Fourth Pete Yorn

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  • Release Date: 06/30/2009
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 87,863
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 886973216217

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Back & Fourth

1LISTENDon't Wanna Cry 3:56
2LISTENParadise Cove 3:57
3LISTENClose 4:23
4LISTENSocial Development Dance 4:55
5LISTENShotgun 4:01
6LISTENLast Summer 4:53
7LISTENThinking of You 3:42
8LISTENCountry 5:05
9LISTENFour Years 3:46
10LISTENLong Time Nothing New 4:15

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Editorial Reviews

Pete Yorn throws open the studio doors with Back & Fourth, his first album to feature heavy contributions from a backing band. Drummer Joey Waronker, guitarist Jonny Polonsky, and former Azure Ray vocalist Orenda Fink are among those featured, and the presence of producer Mike Mogis -- chief architect of the Saddle Creek sound -- gives the material a tasteful gloss. Traces of Californian folk-rock can be found throughout these ten tracks, particularly in the jangle of "Last Summer" and the breezy, coastal sway of "Paradise Cove." Nonetheless, Yorn's fourth album is a fairly depressed affair, eschewing the West Coast's sunny weather for the lonely, windswept vistas of Nebraska, where the album was recorded in early 2008. There's beauty here, yet it's more melancholic than buoyant, with Yorn giving the most screen time to his failed relationships and various missteps. "Same old town, loose ends surround me, always drags you down," he sings on the album's final track, an elegiac piano ballad brimming with vibraphone, upright bass, and understated guitar. Songwriters don't have to be happy to deliver a good hook, of course, and tunes like "Close," "Last Summer," and "Shotgun" balance Yorn's temporary gloom with tight pop/rock songcraft. The bulk of Back & Fourth is more insular, though, serving as Pete Yorn's personal therapy rather than his audience's ear candy. Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide



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Another quality LP from Peteby michjandCA

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July 23, 2009: I have been following Pete's record releases since 2000's "Music For The Morning After" - his debut LP. "Back And Forth" is another quality effort from this very talented singer/songwriter who gets more popular with each new release. He still has yet to put out an album that equals or surpases his debut, but every album since that inital LP is compulsively listenable and well crafted. "Back And Forth" is no exception. Pete has an uncanny ability to put great hooks and melodies in each song that stick with you long after the album ends. Just listen to 'Paradise Cove' and the shimmering 'Last Summer' and you will see what a great pop craftsman Pete Yorn is. Another excellent piece of music from an artist who knows how to make ALBUMS.

This review was written about the CD edition.

jumpy and badby war_time_novelty

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July 11, 2009: i don't like pop albums, so this probably isn't the best critic. the editorial review made a point of mentioning pete yorn's use of an official band for this album; it doesn't make the tracks tie-in together any better. i don't really know this artist's past releases at all but though the lyrics keep to a theme, the band refuses to sound the same from track to track. songs seem to jump from an r.e.m-like buzz to a very hushed drone like blue october; but despite some of the songs sound like they have good influence behind them, nothing about this album is original. the underlying theme is to write pointless songs that whine alot in a 'im trying to get on the billboard charts' kind of way. thanks pete yorn for condoning the soul-sucking traditions of the music industry.

This review was written about the CD edition.

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